Word: careful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Motion. But Jackie could take care of himself. At U.C.L.A. he was one of the slickest halfbacks who ever put on cleats. His ball-carrying average: a remarkable twelve yards a try. Jackie was used mostly as the man-in-motion on offense, because of his skill at faking and feinting. He won All-America honorable mention. U.C.L.A.'s heavy-duty ballcarrier was another Negro, talented Kenny Washington, who made the All-America first team. He and Jackie had no particular love for each other, but both deny persistent campus rumors that they once had a knockdown, drag...
...Branch Rickey had foreseen, if Jackie played good baseball, the rest took care of itself. Some of the southerners on the squad shared the attitude of an Atlanta newsman who, when asked what he thought of Jackie Robinson, replied "He's good, damn him." But they were ready to back any player, black or white, who might help bring them the bonus (about $6,000 for winners, $4,000 for losers) that each gets for playing in a World Series...
...programs is being conducted for the benefit of both sick and well children as the researchers are interested in compiling complete statistics on the health and medical care needed by a group of infants and children...
...Allan M. Butler, professor of Pediatrics at the Medical School, suggested the Cambridge centers as a solution both to the problem of providing inexpensive medical care and of guarding against possible epidemics. With the aid of Massachusetts officials plans and contracts were developed with the U.S. Children's bureau for the operation of the clinics as a research project. University officials then provided space for the clinics...
...care what the boys say about new styles covering my legs--they don't know WHAT they're missing...